Intashan Chowdhury made history at just 22 years old when he became the youngest person ever to serve as a Municipal Administrator in New Jersey—and the first of Bengali-American descent to do so in the United States. Since then, he has emerged as a trailblazing voice in local government, committed to innovation, equity, and efficiency in public service.

Intashan currently serves as the Business Administrator for the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where he is focused on advancing fiscal responsibility, overseeing critical infrastructure improvements, enhancing service delivery, and driving innovation across municipal operations. He also serves as the Internal Management Consultant for the City of Englewood, New Jersey, advising on smart city technologies, AI integration, and cross-functional strategy.

Intashan is also the Managing Director of Government Strategy Group, a firm supporting strategic transformation in municipalities, and the Executive Director of the Municipal Innovation Summit, a nonprofit that equips government officials with tools for innovation. As an Adjunct Professor at the City University of New York (BMCC), he teaches courses in Public Administration and Business Management.

With nearly a decade of public sector experience, Intashan has championed initiatives in infrastructure, clean energy, digital equity, municipal AI, and workforce transformation—including introducing a four-day workweek and spearheading a town app recognized with a New Jersey League of Municipalities Innovation Award. His work has been spotlighted in GovTech, CitiesToday, NJBiz, NJLM, NJ.com/The Star Ledger, Forbes, USA Today, Politico, ROI-NJ, and TapInto.

Among his many honors:

• Top 50 in InsiderNJ’s Insider 100: Millennials for five consecutive years

• 2024 ELGL Top Local Government Influencer

• 2022 NJLM / National League of Cities Innovation Award

• 2020 NJMMA New Professional to Local Government Award

• 2020 Finalist, ICMA Digital Connect Award

He is an active member of New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA), International City/County Management Association (ICMA), and Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity, Inc., and holds leadership roles in the New Jersey Leadership Collective and ALI Leadership Institute.

Born to Bangladeshi-American immigrants and raised in Paterson, NJ, Intashan is a proud graduate of Passaic County Technical Institute and later Rutgers University – School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), where he earned both his Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (Summa Cum Laude) and Master of Public Administration (MPA). He now resides in Totowa, NJ, continuing to break barriers and inspire the next generation of public servants.